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Message no. 1
From: Terry Amburgey <xanth@****.UKY.EDU>
Subject: Munchkin poll
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 16:10:10 -0400
Someone wrote:

>The point is SOMEONE else can cast the heal spell... thereby causing
>munchkins to start to chortle in glee.
>
>Hence, another anti-munchkin house rule: Don't allow Drain caused damage to
>be healed via magic. :)

Seems like an awful lot of house rules are in place to keep munchkins under
control. I always thought we were a minority but apparently there are a lot
of campaigns where the only thing standing between the game and
munchkinesque chaos are heroic gm's and well crafted house rules.

How many munchkins are out there any way? Terry


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Message no. 2
From: "Stephen M. Bugge" <bugge@********.EDU>
Subject: Re: Munchkin poll
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 15:28:49 -0700
Terry Wrote:
>
> How many munchkins are out there any way? Terry

As little time as I've been playing I don't think I understand the rules
well enough to be a true munchkin, however I would be guilty of
Munchkinism through ignorance and amatuerism most likely.

Now **&* is another case, there I'm the king of the Munchkins.

----My theory on munchkinism:

Munchkinism is like an arms race, in which you have the players and the GM
engaged in a competition. The GM to try to destroy the Characters, and
the players in a continual attempt to make the invincible immortal
Character, the over all battle is over who really controls the game.


Another Random Thought on Munchkins: Most Munchkins would make good
attorneys.


By the way I know someone who Munchkins backlot baseball, so munchkinism
is not just a RPG phenomena.



Some one stop me I'm talking, and I CAN'T SHUT UP!!!


-large hand muffles Steve and ends pointless rambling-

-applause-
Message no. 3
From: Kelly Martin <kelly@*******.BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Subject: Re: Munchkin poll
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 18:31:18 EST5
"Stephen" == Stephen M Bugge <bugge@********.EDU> writes:

Stephen> As little time as I've been playing I don't think I
Stephen> understand the rules well enough to be a true munchkin,
Stephen> however I would be guilty of Munchkinism through ignorance
Stephen> and amatuerism most likely.

there's no such thing as an inadvertent munchkin.

Stephen> Munchkinism is like an arms race, in which you have the
Stephen> players and the GM engaged in a competition. The GM to try
Stephen> to destroy the Characters, and the players in a continual
Stephen> attempt to make the invincible immortal Character, the over
Stephen> all battle is over who really controls the game.

Stephen> Another Random Thought on Munchkins: Most Munchkins would
Stephen> make good attorneys.

munchkins also make good Nomic players, because the entire point of
Nomic is to make rules that you can take advantage of.

Stephen> By the way I know someone who Munchkins backlot baseball, so
Stephen> munchkinism is not just a RPG phenomena.

no; it's just that the rules in most RPGs are both complex enough and
vague enough to tolerate it.

the best way to get rid of a munchkin is to introduce him to Nomic. :)

k.
--
kelly martin <kelly@*******.bloomington.in.us>

I could tell by his slurred speech, the heavy glaze over his eyes,
and his inability to stand straight that he was under the influence
of a powerful narcotic. That, or he was a graduate student.

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